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W. H. BETTS. MOP WRINGER.

No. 487,821. Patented Deo. 13, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM n. BETTs, OE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, AssieNoR To rri-IE MODEL MOPPAIL AND WRINGER COMPANY, on SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATIONifoiming part of Letters Patent No. 487,821, dated December13, 1892.

Application filed March l0, 1892.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BE'rTs, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mop-wringers, in which the mopis passed through rollers xed in the mop-pail; and it consists, first,in a novel arrangement of the rollers that are fixed upon supportspermanently secured in the pail, and,second, in the form and arrangementof the springs that act upon one of the rollers; and the objects of myimprovement are to furnish a durablevand convenient mop-wringer thatshall be fixed in the mop-pail and always ready for use and to furnish asimple and effectual means for securing the requisite pressure on therollers, which is done by the use of the springs, as shown. Thefoot-rest F serves to hold the pail down while drawing up the mop.

The following is a description of my invention as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a portionof a pail, showing the rollers supporting brackets and springs at oneend of rollers; and Fig. 2 shows the fastening and spring at theopposite end of the rollers. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a pail withmyimproved wringer attached.

Similar letters refer to like parts throughout.

In the pail A are placed the two rollers o c', which are supported atone end by the bar e and at the other by the two brackets b b. Thesesupports are secured to the pail by screws in the manner indicated. Oneof the rollers c revolves on a pin having fixed bearserai No. 424,466.(No model.)

ings, while for the other the pin or axle is placed in slots in thesupports c and b. This roller is furnished with the two wire springs l Sand P, arranged as shown, and which serve to hold the rollers together,while allowing a sufficient separation for the passage of the mop. Thespring P is made of brass wire with a spiral coil in the center, and theends are secured upon the axles of the two rollers. The spring S is alsomade of brass wire with aspiral coil in the center, and one end isfastened upon the axle of the movable roller c', while theother is lixedin the bracket b.

The two rollers c c may be made of wood or other suitable material, andthe brackets b b and 'oar e may be properly made of wrought-iron.

The mop-stick d is provided with a simple wire loop, to which thematerial of the mop may be sewed. The rollers are separated sufticientlyto allow this wire loop to be inserted edgewise between them,when themop is simply drawn upward by the handle and the water pressedout by theaction of the rollers.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claiml. In combination witha mop-pail A, the rollers c c', supported at one end` by the bar e andat the other by the separate brackets b b', in the manner set forth. A f

2. The combination of the rollers c c', crossbar e, brackets b b', pailA, and springs S P, all arranged and operated as and for the purposesset forth.

wiLLiAM H. BE'rTs.

Witnesses:

A. ROBERTS, W. C. ROBERTS.

